The story so far…

Tohru Honda joined the Resistance, as a favor from her longtime friends, Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. In order to learn more of the evil school she infiltrated, Honda disguised herself as a juvenile delinquent, the opposite of her true form – an innocent good girl. There, she was hired by Chef Hatchet, who was an ally of Chris McLean, to deliver a package to iHyrule and its King. She must do this mission, alone. However, the Resistance chose to accompany her, since she's accident prone and an open target. From there, they head to the Video Game World and the Mushroom Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the bad guys and rivals to Chris McLean AND the Resistance, Antagony, infiltrated and spied on them, after learning that Tohru's ruse was discovered. In an instant, rather than bring Tohru alive, as ordered by McLean, they chose to kill them all. But Tohru's newfound powers came to be, when she befriended an onigiri named "Omusubi". Using her "Congregated Control", she obtained a Beast Gene, from Bowser, after trying to fight him off.
But after surviving King Koopa and the Antagony losers, she had but one challenge, to test her powers – Abobo. Using his brute strength and shady deals, he easily pounded Tohru Honda into a bloody mess. But never underestimate the power of the future Onigiri… for Tohru, in all her might, defeated the monster from Double Dragon, and peace was finally restored in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Now, the next Congregated Control is close, and she is one step closer to achieving Chef Hatchet's errand. Tohru, Arisa, Hanajima, Motoko, Minami, Mio, and #2 head to their next destination – Mobius. However, trouble is a-brewing in the first home of Sonic the Hedgehog…

Chapter 8
Bad Eggs, Good Tension

The train stopped, as the Resistance Girls left the train, heading to the station. They viewed the wide variety of trees, flowers, Flickies, and loop-de-loops. This means on thing…
They have arrived at Mobius, the original home of Sonic the Hedgehog, their hero. The section they arrived in was Green Hill Zone. They were on their way to the Special Zone Bobsleigh, which is conveniently located in the Nocturnus Gate. It was the only way to head to iHyrule, since the train was rerouted, thanks to Abobo.

Tohru, holding her package, asked, "So, how far to the Gate?"

Hana said, "It is about very far. We'll be able to make it, if we ride off in a trolley."

Motoko said, "Then we better stock up on power-ups and rings."

Hana stated, "Rings are useful, as a power source, here in this world. One hit and you die. However, it you own rings, as you get hit, you lose your rings. According to the guidebook, coins and rings are laid around in Sonic World, since 2008, when they first introduced the Olympics Sports Fest, featuring Nintendo and SEGA star characters."

Minami retorted, "So, everything is safe?"

Hana replied, "As long as we don't drop it. Power-ups here are found, all by pounding ground blocks. Like that one, over there."

Mio pounded a silver block with her foot and got 20 rings. She giggled, as her life meter also became a ring meter.

Tohru said, "Uh, I'm fine, without rings."

Uo stated, as she gave Tohru 10 rings, "You might need them, just in case."

She ordered, "Listen up! Grab as many rings, as you need! If you collect 100, you can trade it all in for an extra life."

Hanajima said, "Not really. You get an extra life here, automatically."

Mai cheered, "YAY! WE DO ANYTHING, FOR RINGS!"

Motoko barked, "Okay! Minami and I will take the South Area, Yankee, you and Mio will handle the North Area, and Honda…"

Hanajima said, as she saw a disturbance, "Hold it! I sense a disturbance in the end of Green Hill Zone. Follow my lead, and stay alert. If any enemies, jump and pounce, but no jumping on spikes."

They cheered, "Okay!"

Tohru and Hanajima lead the way, as the others followed.

Cue Green Hill Zone music…

Tohru and Hanajima ran off, similar to Sonic and Tails. They jumped into the enemies, killing them, turning them into animals, hopping around, cheering on. They went through loop-de-loops, rings, bridges, and checkpoints. Eventually, Mio, Minami, Tohru, and Arisa got an extra life added into their meters. If they'd die, they'd start over again in the beginning, or on the last checkpoint. They went through the zone, collecting rings and shields, until they passed through a sign with Robotnik on it. They dashed through, spinning the sign, turning into a picture of Sonic and Tails, with an onigiri in their hand.

What the wha?

They arrived at Act 2, as Uotani gasped for air. She said, "Man… This is nuts."

Mai cried, "I don't know how this is going on, but it's hard. Why couldn't we just be easy and go slow?"

Hanajima said, "Ten minutes, each zone. We dash through, without mistakes."

Tohru whined, "I don't wanna go fast! I'll lose my package…"

Minami panted, "Act 2… Come on!"

For outsiders, they get to keep their rings and coins, mostly for currency, just in case they buy power-ups. But why are they heading for the disturbance? Let's find out.

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Meanwhile, in Collision Chaos Zone, two robots were smashing up the place. One of them was huge boy with a red baseball cap and a jacket, while the other was female, with pale skin, long white hair, and a green sweater. It was B & Dawn of the Good Teens, but roboticized from earlier, all chromed up. They were smashing up the place, destroying each robot, tree, and plant. Hypothetically, they destroyed almost everything in these stages and capturing any animal they see.

Dawn beeped, in a monotone voice, "Target destroyed. Save the wild animals, so Eggman may produce them."

B nodded, making beeping sounds. He grabbed a tree and shook it, producing Flickies.

Dawn spoke in a normal voice, smiling, "Aw, cute rare birds, flying in the breeze. What's that?"

She heard the bird's aura, "You want to stay and protect your home?"

She spoke in a robot voice, as eyes glowed in a LED red hue, "Negative! You must be taken to Dr. Eggman!"

It's like this: Beverly and Dawn were to protect the Sonic stages, since there were animals, Chaos, and other cute things, but it seemed that the Bad Eggs made them for what they are – mindless, obedient androids. And we know it, since Eggman created the Roboticizer. Luckily, their personalities remained intact, even as robot slaves. How could this have happen?

"Unit B, disperse and head to next location," she whirred, as she captured more birds and bunnies.

B beeped and followed.

B is a mute, but in his robot form, he speaks like R2-D2. Apologies to George Lucas…

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Meanwhile, in Act 3 of Green Hill Zone, the Resistance saw the Boss Level, totally destroyed, possibly by the Android Dawn and B, of course.

"No… The entire area is destroyed…" Tohru sobbed.

Arisa summoned Mio, Mai, and Hana, "Examine it."

Motoko said, "Waste of time. We should leave."

Uo barked, "Not without an examination. There was supposed to be a boss here, but it was obliterated. Look here."

She found a piece of shrapnel, with the words "Egg Arsenal" on it. Arisa concluded that someone demolished the boss, and then some. Hanajima concluded, as she found a foot print, that someone has already arrived, and it was not friendly. The footprint was small, but deep, at around five inches deep.

Mai cringed, "Girls… No one of that Excalibur can trounce through this soil."

"#2, it's dry," Mio said, "Whoever did this must've dug into the dirt."

Tohru asked, "Uh… You don't think it's those…"

Arisa said, "No. I don't think it was the fools from Antagony. Well, it very well had been someone else."

She asked Hanajima, "What's the analysis?"

Hanajima sensed it and said, "Final analysis on the footprint. It was done by a robot."

Minami cried, "Of course! No one in the right mind would walk normally in the ground!"

Uotani confirmed, "If we find the robot, we'll dismantle her… or him, depending on what gender it is."

Tohru tripped, as she stepped back into a huge hole. However, she landed and hurt herself, and twisted her ankle.

"OW!" She groaned, as the others went to her.

"Are you okay?" Uo asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, but…" she cringed.

Motoko snuffed, "Seriously! They should remember to fill up these potholes!"

Hanajima examined it and said, "That's no pothole. Look. It's a footprint. Size E – Men's 15. It's a huge footprint."

"Is it from a robot, too?" Mio asked.

Hanajima nodded, as Motoko gasped, "Now, there's two of them?"

Hana explained, "Indeed. There's a man and a woman here, but they are all robots. The first footprint I found was of a woman's size. It seems that the trail continues on here."

The footprints continued on, all the way into the other stages, including its next Zone – Labyrinth Zone.

Minami cried, "But, I'd like to know is who would do such a thing?"

Motoko stated, "We'll have to follow the trail to where they headed, but we'll have to run again. Figures…"

Tohru groaned, "Please, no… No more running."

Arisa asked, "Ever heard of a shortcut?"

Hanajima said, "There is no shortcut."

She stated, "In order to find the Special Zone Bobsleigh, we must venture through ALL the stages, without missing. Of course, finding them would be hard. We'll have to ask around, before we rush through."

Minami asked, as she pointed at a gateway, "What about that?"

They saw a huge gateway, which said "KTE Cantina". Tohru thought, "Somehow I know this place before…"

She asked, "What's a cantina?"

"It's another word for a bar," Motoko said, "The Cantina in this place is for outsiders only. Main homeward residents tend to visit, on occasions."

She added, as she blushed, "I learned it, when I visited the Contra Area, back when Minami, Mio, and #2 visited, during an investigation against a rogue robot, by the name of Cutman. Dr. Wily's creations had invaded the area, but were subsided, returning to the MEGAMAN Zone. Nowadays, Cantinas are everywhere."

Arisa said, "Right. We'll visit there and find where the disturbance is last headed. More importantly, we find the place where the bobsleigh transport is."

Tohru asked, "Uh… Not to be rude, but could it be like a bar, or something?"

The girls snuffed, as they went through the gateway.

Minami scoffed and bragged, "I found the gateway to a safe point. I deserve some praise!"

"Don't push it," Hanajima said.

STAGE COMPLETE!

As they entered, it was a huge lobby, with huge stone statues of Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Tails, Shadow, and Silver, all around the area. It was like a huge outdoor café, much like a boardwalk. Music played, as many characters appeared, from different worlds. The music they played was from the Sonic series, starting from Sonic Adventure 1's "Open Your Heart", which ended with "Seven Rings in Hand"; and then it continued on, in a loop of all the songs.

"Wow! Look at this place!" Mio smiled, "It's beautiful!"

Hanajima stated, "It's also a safe place. Once you enter, it's a safety zone. Violence may be allowed here, but not too much, or you'd be deleted."

Uotani said, "In other words, we'll be kicked out?"

"Yes."

Tohru inquired, "Uh, do you think there are tables here?"

"Only one way to find out," Minami said, "You pay for our food, Tohru."

Hanajima glared, "You do nothing… We go Dutch!"

Minami trembled, "Sorry. Since I found the gateway, myself, I wanted to boss around… But I forget about Yankee and Motoko are in charge, Electric Girl."

She gasped, "DON'T ZAP ME AGAIN!"

Tohru sat by a bar and had a drink of club soda. She bought a chili dog, one of Sonic's favorite foods.

She said, "Oh. I never even heard of this food… I heard of a corn dog, but never a chili dog… Maybe I should get the recipe, as soon as I taste it."

She took a bite and was completely aroused by it, "MMM! That's good! What kind of spices are in it? THIS IS THE BEST DOG I ATE!"

She gasped, "AAH! Oh, no! I mean… I don't want to offend Shigure… I mean… Oh…"

A boy in a blue shirt and a Sonic emblem said to the clerk, "I'll have what she's having. Best fucking hot dog ever."

The DJ announced, "Okay, folks! That was Crush 40 with the song "Live and Learn" from Sonic Adventure 2! We're accepting Sonic songs, via request now. Take your pick, as long as it's not that 16-bit shit!"

A girl called, "Sonic BOOM!"

"Okay, this is "Sonic Boom" from Sonic CD, performed by Pastiche! Listen to the song, gamers!"

Sonic Boom played, as an alligator and a chameleon appeared, as a bee flew over them. The alligator has headphones and a gold chain. He approached Tohru and asked, "Hey, Miss. Not from around here, huh?"

Tohru ignored him, as he continued, "Come on, babe. You can talk to me.

She was lost in thought, and also over a chili dog, the gator said to the bee, "Charmy, you speak to her."

Charmy, the bee with a pink scarf, said to her, "I don't like you! Vector and Espio hate you!"

Vector covered his mouth, "Charmy, no! Don't agitate her!"

Tohru turned to them and shouted, "What? Why do you yell at me?"

Espio bowed and said, "Sorry. Forgive our rudeness. We asked you if you're from around here."

She bowed, "Oh. No problem. I didn't mean to be rude, since you're from around here."

Espio asked, "Say… You're the girl that defeated Abobo, right?"

Tohru bowed and said, "Uh… yes. I'm Tohru Honda."

She explained, "I was on my way to the Bobsleigh in a Special Zone. I wanted to go to iHyrule."

Vector said, "OH? I see… The savior of the Mushroom Kingdom wants to go to the Nocturnus Gate."

Tohru gasped, "YOU KNOW IT?"

Vector smiled, "Of course. I usually go there, for the Bobsleigh practices. But getting there won't be easy. You need a pilot to join you to get to the Nocturnus Gate."

Hanajima appeared and said, "Thanks for the help on locating our next destination."

Tohru smiled, "Hana!"

Charmy waved, as they left, "Come visit us soon, Miss Honda!"

Tohru blushed, "Already, I am quite popular…"

Hanajima smiled, "That was one mean person. Wait until the fans cheer for you, ousting McLean."

Tohru said, "You think so?"

Vector then said, as the girls left, "Uh… Should we warn them about the two kids, destroying our lands?"

Espio said, "No. It's a shame that they became robot slaves to Eggman. I sense that she could save them."

Vector asked, "Uh… Which Eggman?"

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Arisa asked, "So, what we need is transport to the Nocturnus Gate?"

Tohru said, "The alligator said something about a pilot. Perhaps we should ask around."

Mio scoffed, "Hold it! How do we know if it's the truth?"

Uotani said, "We can try. We'll ask around, seeing if we can find someone to help."

They scouted around, as they saw a lone figure, wearing a black suit and glasses. He had brown hair and was drinking a Coca-Cola Zero. Mio asked, "What about him? Should we ask him?"

Minami said, "Worth a shot, but he looks very sexy, in that hair… if he didn't wear nerd glasses."

Motoko blushed, "Let's talk to him!"

Uo asked, "Wait! How do we know if he's friendly?"

Mai said, "He's not from around here. Yankee's right. He could be-."

Motoko stated, "You know… He looks familiar."

Hanajima said, "Well, whoever he is, we should meet him."

They went to the table, as the Fan Club girls approach him first. He looked up and said, "May I help you?"

The Fan Club girls did their Prince Yuki dance. However, it fast-forwarded, with the words "Omitted" on it. They posed, and then panted, as they were out of breath. Motoko approached him and said, "Excuse us. Forgive our fun banter. I am Motoko Minagawa, leader of the Prince Yuki Sohma Fan Club. These are my counterparts, Minami Kinoshita, Mai Gotou, and Mio Yamagishi."

Arisa approached them and barked, "STAND DOWN!"

They gasped and bowed, as she turned to the man, "Sir, my name is Arisa Uotani. My partner, Saki Hanajima, and I wanted your help."

He introduced himself, "My name is Percival Gaynes. I am on a routine mission."

Tohru bowed, "Nice to meet you."

Percival said, "Who do you work for?"

Hanajima spoke, "Resistance."

"Ah, the revolutionary girls. I've heard of you. Do you need of my assistance? My alignment is classified."

Arisa replied, "Hanajima told us that we want to go to the Nocturnus Gate, to head to iHyrule."

Tohru spoke, "Uh… I wanted to deliver a package to its King of iHyrule."

Percival held her hand and asked, "Ah, and who are you, cute lady?"

Tohru responded, "Uh… I'm Tohru Honda… I'm with the Resistance."

He kissed her hand and said, "An honor to meet you, my young darling. I'd flirt at you, but I am married."

The Fan Club Girls were shocked, "He's married?"

Percival scoffed, "I'm 28, you guys!"

Uo asked, "I was wondering if you can show us to a pilot to take us to the gate."

Percival said, "You're looking at him. I happened to be the leading member of the Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad and Bomber Squadron. Long story, I recruited about 14 robots in my camp, and 12 of them are my daughters (adopted). Anyway, I took reigns of the S.S.S.S.S.S., after a man named Robotnik relinquished control, for further ambitions."

He continued, "I happen to own a huge aircraft, which can seat about eight people, at once. The Bobsleigh can only fit four at a time. Sadly, there're seven of you. I was on my way to visit iHyrule, anyway; something about a creepy Link, acting like Steven Martin."

Tohru bowed, "Can you take us there?"

Percival smiled, "I suppose so, since it's enough to seat eight. I was to battle them, alone, which I always do, but I do need the extra help. Perhaps I'll need you revolutionary ladies to help me. We'll be able to stop the Link phony, and you can do whatever you want, here in iHyrule."

Tohru said, "Yes, sir. I was to give an important package to the King."

Percival granted, "Let me see the package."

She gave him the parcel, as Uo added, "There is something disturbing in it. We were wondering if you would examine what it is."

"Maybe," he exclaimed, "I'll have the boys in the lab have an analysis back at HQ-, I mean, I'll give a full report on this package to my assistants."

Tohru smiled, "Thank you, Mister Gaynes."

"You may call me Percy."

Motoko stated, "Well, we don't have to take the whole running around in Zones, anymore."

Percival stated, "It's easy. All you need is a map to get there. When you came here, did you get yourself a Map App in your Life Meters?"

Uo examined her wrist and found the Map App. She said, "Oh. I didn't know."

Mai examined hers, but she had none; neither did Motoko, Mio, Hana, Minami, nor Tohru. Uo said, "I guess I was automatically given one. How do you get one?"

"I'll explain later," he said, "Right now, you guys can come with me and head to iHyrule. We'll take the gateway to the Egg Chamber Zone."

But then, as they were about to leave, an Echidna with a red hat appeared and was bruised. He screamed, "It's terrible! All outsiders cannot be wandering in the Zones!"

He proclaimed of a dangerous threat, located in Neon Casino Zone. Two robots are destroying the Casino and its attractions, ruining morale and currency. They have also stolen ALL of the rings and coins in the bank.

"Shit! You mean someone has stolen the money in the Neon Casino Zone?" Percival shouted, "This is a crisis."

Tohru cringed, "Oh, dear…"

But then…

Omusubi spoke, "Tohru… I came back…"

"Omusubi?"

"Yes. I found a second power for you. Head down with your friends to the Casino Zone. Promise."

"Really?"

Motoko asked, "May we come with? We may help out, since we-."

Percival shouted, "NO! I'll fight them, myself! You girls stay here and wait. You'd be in the way, but be patient."

The echidna cried, "It's terrible! The two robots are powerful! They even killed many security robots and captured many animals!"

"WHAT?" He gasped, "Damn… It's them, again."

He turned to the girls and suggested, "Perhaps I'll be in need of your assistance, after all. But I am only limited to three volunteers. Who will join me?"

Tohru volunteered, along with Hanajima and Uotani. Percival nodded and said, "Right. You three shall assist me. The rest of you, keep an eye for any disturbances or news on anything. I'm counting on you."

He called out to the crowd, "Listen up! NO ONE must leave the Cantina, without permission! There are two rogue robots in these worlds, and I believe it's the work of Eggman! Please stay calm, be seated, and stay here. You'll be safe!"

He called to the girls, "You three, let's go."

Percival, Tohru, Hanajima, and Uotani leave the Cantina, heading to the Neon Casino Zone. Awaiting them was B & Dawn, the Good Teens members-turned-android minions of Dr. Eggman.

But they are due for a surprise… and what does Omusubi have in store for Tohru?

To be continued…